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[quote=Anonymous]Our middle school uses some pretty strong language about how Spanish 1AB (and French 1AB) are very difficult courses that should only be taken by kids with high MAP-R scores and excellent study habits, and everyone else should take the two-year version.

How hard is the class, really?  My daughter has fairly high MAP-R scores (typically low 90s percentile-wise-- she's bright but not brilliant or anything, although FYI we're not at one of those schools where tons of kids are in the high 90s), is excited about language learning, and has... decent study habits, I guess?  She can handle a challenge but I also don't want her to be overwhelmed, especially since the transition to 6th grade is a lot already.  But I'm also wondering if they're mostly just trying to warn off mediocre/struggling students (the description warns that students should expect nightly homework, as if that's an unusual or difficult thing to handle) but that for stronger students it's not that big a deal.

For folks whose kids took Spanish 1AB, how did it go?  Did they struggle?  Did it seem extremely challenging, moderately so, or pretty manageable?  How much vocabulary are they expected to memorize, and how much homework do they have besides practicing vocab?  Are the tests and quizzes pretty tough?  Is the grading harsh/is it hard to get As (I know this may vary a lot by teacher)? Do you feel like it's accurate that all but the very smartest and hardest-working kids would be better off in the slower two-year version, or what's your take on that?

(I do know that the difficulty may vary somewhat from teacher to teacher and school to school, but ultimately it can't be all that different since everyone's supposed to cover the same material in a single year, right?  So interested in hearing experiences from all schools.)[/quote]

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